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e Acquisition Tuition Assistance
Program FY14 announcement will
open April 28, 2014, and close May 26.
Anyone approved for funding during
this announcement may start courses no
earlier than Oct. 1, 2014.
e Competitive Development Group/
Army Acquisition Fellows announcement
is on hold for FY14. Because of the cur-
rent hiring freeze, we have been unable to
bring new fellows on board from the FY13
announcement. If and when the hiring
freeze is lifted, we will rst work toward
nalizing the FY13 board results before
conducting another announcement.
e Defense Acquisition University
-- Senior Service College Fellowship
(DAU-SSCF) announcement will open
Jan. 29, 2014, and close April 2. Applicants
need to complete the Civilian Education
System (CES) Advanced Course before
starting the fellowship.
e Defense Civilian Emerging Leaders
Program announcement will open May
5, 2014, and close June 13. ese dates
are tentative; this is a DOD-scheduled
program, and DOD has not provided
speci c dates.
e Excellence in Government Fellows
announcement will open June 12, 2014,
and close July 15.
e Naval Postgraduate School -- Master
of Science in Program Management
announcement will open Feb. 3, 2014,
and close March 18.
School of Choice (SOC): Because of the
current scal environment, there will not
be a SOC announcement in FY14. Should
a command have an urgent need to send
a high-performing workforce member to
obtain a bachelor s or master s degree dur-
ing duty time, please contact AET Branch
Chief Scott Greene at scott.m.greene14.
civ@mail.mil to discuss options.
CIVILIAN
EDUCATION SYSTEM
e DACM-sponsored programs
such as the Defense Civilian Emerg-
ing Leaders Program (DCELP) and
DAU-SSCF are coordinated through
FIGURE 1
ACQUISITION CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP PLAN
Unlike the military, civilians can take hundreds of different routes in their quest for upward mobility. This plan is meant as a
guide for members of the acquisition workforce to see the training requirements at each level and to identify desired training
opportunities available at upper levels. (SOURCE: USAASC)
182 Army AL&T Magazine October--December 2013
EDUCATION AND TRAINING UPDATE